Hope you and the dog have been able to get out and see this year’s bumper crop of wildflowers. Some of the trails around Phoenix have just had some terrific showings this year courtesy of all the winter rain.

Hurry now to see great displays at Lost Dog Wash in north Scottsdale and at Spur Cross in Carefree/Cave Creek.

Our friends at Maricopa County Parks had some terrific dog-related hikes coming up. Check them out at our events page — there’s even a really neat hike-at-night for you and the dog.

Here are some other sites to help with wildflower viewing in Arizona:

• Wildflower report at Boyce Thompson (a dog-friendly place) : http://ag.arizona.edu/bta/events/wildflowers.html
• Beautiful book and blog: http://wildinarizona.com/wordpress/
• http://azstateparks.com/rangercam/index.html
• http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/az.html

Happy Trails/Tails everyone!